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شحيثا

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This entry discusses a Syriac word used to describe a mechanism for opening locks without keys. It also touches upon a related term for a beggar, noting it as a colloquialism.

Derived headwords

شَحِيثَاother
  1. 1.
    Syriac word for lock mechanismclassical

    A Syriac word that refers to a mechanism or device used to open locks without the need for a key.

الشَّحَاثnoun
  1. 1.
    beggarclassical

    A term for a beggar, noted as being part of the colloquial speech of the common people.

شَحَّاثnoun
  1. 1.
    beggarclassical

    A beggar, considered a colloquialism derived from common speech.

Parallel reading

كلمة سريانية تنفتح بها الأغاليق بلا مفاتيح
A Syriac word by which locks are opened without keys.
والشحاث للشحاذ
And al-shahaath is for the beggar.
من لحن العوام
From the dialect of the common people.